Victor Slocum Papers on the Bounty and Liberdade, 1923-1951 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Victor Slocum Papers on the Bounty and Liberdade, 1923-1951

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-637

Primary Creator: Slocum, Victor, 1872-1949

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 03/12/1923

Subjects: Bounty (Ship), Liberdade (Ship), Ship models, Ships, Spray (Sloop), Voyages and travels

Forms of Material: Correspondence, Photographs, Publications (document genre)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Photographs, correspondence, and published articles relating to the Bounty's Launch, Liberdade, Joshua Slocum, and William Bligh.

Biographical Note

Victor Joshua Slocum was born circa 1872. He married Harriet Estelle Woodruff on September 28, 1904 in Kings, New York. Slocum died in 1949 and was buried at West Stockbridge Cemetery in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Subject/Index Terms

Bounty (Ship)
Liberdade (Ship)
Ship models
Ships
Spray (Sloop)
Voyages and travels

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Victor Slocum by donation

Preferred Citation: Victor Slocum Papers on the Bounty and Liberdade, MSS 0000-637, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed December 14, 2016.

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